Reduced volume in the anterior internal capsule but its maintained correlation with the frontal gray matter in subjects at ultra-high risk for psychosis

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 204, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 82-90

  Han, Hyun Jung ^a   Jung, Wi Hoon ^a   Jang, Joon Hwan ^b   Hwang, Jae Yeon ^a,b   Kim, Sung Nyun ^b   Byun, Min Soo ^b   Lee, Yoon Joo ^a   Choi, Chi Hoon ^c   Kwon, Jun Soo ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c National Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Internal capsule; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Schizophrenia; Ultra high risk (UHR)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR LIMB OF THE INTERNAL CAPSULE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL GRAY MATTER; FRONTAL LOBE; GRAY MATTER; HEMISPHERE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODROMAL SYMPTOM; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872377795     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: 18727506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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